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Steammancers' Folly

Hey there,

I thought I'd continue the challenge map I did for the February challenge here. The plan now is to completely finish the city map, giving it a border and key etc. Then I'll probably take a bit of a break from it as I'm already starting to get a bit fed up with it. Then, once refreshed, I'll make a second version of the map showing the result of the Steammancers folly, which I will then incorporate into a single image to show the before and after comparison maps.

Anyway, here is where I am right now with it...

I've purposely left various elements in differing states of completion so you can see how I'm developing it.

This is going to be a really really great map. Well done on the recent challenge, by the way. It was well-deserved, even if you didn't actually deserve it. Clearly you've got the city well-in-hand, so I won't suggest anything there. The one thing I will say, though, is I think I preferred the name Limpet City to Steammancer's Folly. And since this is no longer part of a challenge, it would be a shame to drown this city unnecessarily. Looking forward to see where this goes.

The one thing I will say, though, is I think I preferred the name Limpet City to Steammancer's Folly.

Actually, the name is still going to be Limpet City for the first map. After the doom though, the region will be renamed to Steammancers' Folly. I figured I would name the thread that more as a declaration of intent to let people know that the folly is still coming.